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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1944-08-10, Page 1aw. 7 YOUNG MEN’S WORSTED SUITS new brown stripe worsted suits for fall s' i 1* 5 'i < < a at $27.50 each Browns are exceptionally good for fall and rather hard to get. New shipment just arrived in sizes 36 to 42. Anticipate your needs and get a suit while we have the sizes rasa New Gaberdine Raincoats Just received—a limited number of light fawn, fly-front, gabardine raincoats at $12.00 each. You may need one this Fall. Better buy one now. 3 SWIMMING POOL BENEFIT DANCE No. 9 S. F. T. S. Centralia Tuesday, August 15th A monster benefit dance is being held at No. 9 S.F.T.S., Centralia, on the above date, to raise funds to enclose the swimming pool, so that year round swimming . may be available. A special orchestra, with feature attractions added, guarantee a fine night’s entertainment. Let us all, as citizens of Exeter and surrounding com­ munity, show our appreciation of what No. 9 has done for us by patronizing this very worthy cause. If you cannot attend, buy tickets anyway. 'Tickets on sale at this store — 75c each. SI /Wen’s Panco Sole Farm Boots $2.95 A few pairs, size 7 to 11, farm boots, while they last at $2.95 pair. Other good farm boots, including Sisman’s, Valentine Martins, Sterlings, etc., at $3.50 to $5.00; and all sizes Williams genuine goodyear welt farm boots at $5.75 a pair. Women’s Summer Canvas Footwear Open toe, with open or closed heel, in a variety of colors, priced at $1.85 to $2.95 pair.I Special Values for Thursday, Friday & Saturday Choice Quality Rice for health ..................... Lifebuoy Soap cooks well .................. Hillcrest Shortening always a favorite ..... Kam a pure pork product Phone 32 2 lbs. 21c 2 bars 11c per lb. 19c ..per tin 31c Aylmer Choice Pumpkin large 28 oz. tins ............... Tasty White Cheese off the piece ....................... Aeroxon Fly Cords one of the best ................. each 12c per lb. 32c ..4 for 10c Fine Salt (for pickling) 1A 1 No. 1 Grade, in bulk .............* V>» Jones & May Your Superior Store " NO. 9 S.F.T.S Station BENEFIT Dance Tuesday, August 15th 9.00 p.m. in Station Drill Hall Proceeds to be used to enclose our Smimming Pool for winter swimming. So help out a good cause by purchasing two or three tickets whether you can attend or not. Tickets 75c per person procurable at Jones & May or Times-Advocate Office. Music by iR.C*A.F. Skyliners — Special Guest Artists — MONSTER — Frolic & Dance at Spruce Grove 2 mileg south of Exeter on No. 4 Highway Thurs., Aug. 10 {In case of rain postponed until the following evening) KILLED IN FRANCE Official word was received by Mr. Laverne Wells that Pte William L. Nicol had been killed in France on July 25th. Pte Nicol was the youngest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Nicol, of Hensall. He was horn and educated in Hensall He would have been 32 on August 1st. He joined the army in August 1940 and went overseas in Febru­ ary 19 43. He was a member of the Kent -Regiment and transferred to the Highland Light Infantry of Canada. He is survived py a broth- y'L also in the armed services. Be­ lie was employed at of Hensall. In a let- Hensall recently, he citizens for parcels er, also fore enlisting Case's Bakery, ter received in thanked the sent him. He stated that lie landed in France D-day, one hour after the assult commenced, REGISTER NOW Students who intend to enter the Exeter High School in September are asked to register with the sec­ retary^ Miss K, MacFatil On August 24, 25 and 26. It is especially requested that those intending to take the new Commercial tours© should register as soon as possible, Also parents contemplating send­ ing their children, to the Fttblic School for the first time are re* quested to notify Miss MacFaul. Persons whose homes are open for out-of-town students are asked to report to tho secretary. Recovering From Operation Mrs. Irwin Armstrong, who re­ cently underwent an operation in the Kincardine Hospital, has recovered sufficiently to be removed to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry McCreath. Miss May Armstrong is caring for her mother, Mrs. Arm­ strong’s many friends are pleased to know of her improvement and will be glad to see her home again. \ nu. > I.'iH'irii'WiWiSii i < Yr|> • Ir > • Missing in Action Isaac Jacksoil has returned to River, Alberta, ■after seven of a very pleasant holiday Mr, High weeks With Mr, and Mrs, if rank Brierley and other relatives in Exeter and vicinity. Mr, Jackson received word the forepart of this week that his son George was missing in action In France and left immediately tor his home in the West, H. C. RIVERS SELLS BUTCHER BUSINESS in Exeter for the past years and by his expel- he has enjoyed the pat­ confidence of the pub- An important business transaction took place in Exeter Monday when Mr. H. C, Rivers disposed of his butcher 'business to Mr, Jos. L. Hun­ ter, of Toronto, Mr, Rivers has been in business twenty-five lent service l'onage and lie, During the war years when the scarcity of meat prevailed in many places Mr, Rivers has always been aole io keep his customers supplied. With th© increased demand occasion­ ed by the many airforce families in town together with the scarcity of help Mr, Rivers has found th© 'busi­ ness pressure has been telling on his health and he has deemed it wise to dispose of this well-established business. He expects to continue in the cattle business and is at present interested in the purchase of another farm. His successor comes to Exeter well recommended having for years conducted a successful meat market at North Bay but recently has been residing in Toronto. He gets pos­ session the last of this month and with Mrs. Hunter and a 14-year-old son will move to Exeter and occupy Mr, the The official announcement of appointment of a new local manag­ er of the Bank of Montreal was re­ ceived on Saturday last. The new incumbent will be Mr. J. L. Hendry who for some years hag been ger of the Lucan branch. He to Exeter with the benefit lengthy and varied banking exper­ ience, and is to be congratulated upon having attained Che manage­ ment of the local branch which is understood to be one of the import­ ant rural offices of the Bank, Mr. Hendry is a veteran of 1914-1918 and his son is now a member of the Armed Forces; he will be assuming his new duties in the near future. The Bank has made no official announcement as yet regarding the transfer manager where. NEW MANAGER FOR BANK OF MONTREAL the apartments above the shop. Rivers retains possession of building. mana- comes of a of the present Exeter Mr. W. J. Floyd, else- FLT. SGT. HARVEY LEWIS MISSING IN ACTION & Monteith, and Rafuse, the position ARRIVES HOME AFTER “D” DAY INVASION Hariy morning entrance was the creamery through a and the safe was broken between $450.00' and SAFE TOOTED AT CENTRALIA CREAMERY FqF th© second time within, six months the creamery at Centralia belonging to Canada Packers has been entered and robbed. Tuesday forced to side door into and $500.00 in cash was stolen. In ad­ dition the thieves secured a book of gasoline coupons intended for one of the trucks. A crowbar or sledge was used to crack the safe, ’rhe theft took place just before daybreak and was heard by some of the neighbours who thought th© employees were at work. It is re­ ported that there was an attempt­ ed robbery of Silverwoods at Zurich, the same night but tbe break-in was foiled. A similar robbery took place at Centralia last March, when the safe was taken from the office of the creamery to a side-road and looted. The sum of money that time was around $200 with gasoline and butter taken at together coupons. LAYING WATER MAIN RIVER TO FACTORY The regular meeting of the Muni­ cipal Council pt th© Village of Exe­ ter was held in th© Town Hall with Reeve Tuckey and all Councillors present. The minutes of the last regular meeting were read and adopted on the motion of Council­ lors Hern and Sweitzer. Communications were read and dealt with as follows, Rev. M. A. Hunt inviting Reeve and Council to attend a service of intercession in the Anglican Church on .Sept, 3, 1944, It was moved and seconded by Councillors Hern and Bierling that Council accept the invitation and attend in a body. Department of Municipal Affairs and from the Town of Clinton re Building -By-Laws, It was moved and seconded by 'Councillors Dignan and Bierling that these communica­ tions be tabled and that the mat­ ter of a building by-law be given consideration at a later date. R,‘ A. Bly th Co, re highway cen­ tre line painting. Filed, Department of Pubiic Halls By­ law. Tabled on the motion of Coun­ cillors Sweitzer and Dignan. Frank P. Gibbs submitting resig­ nation as Municipal Auditor. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Bierling and Sweitzer that the resig­ nation of Mr. Gibbs be accepted and that the Clerk be instructed to write to Monteith Stratford, and Foote London, in regard to of Municipal Auditor. Workmen’s ■Compensation Board re Municipal Employees. It was moved and .seconded by Councillors Dignan and Bierling that the Clerk forward the required information to the Board and that the Village employees be placed under compen­ sation. The Clerk reported that the Fuel Wood Controller had advised that there was a quantity of hard wood available for distribution to the municipalities. It was moved and seconded toy Councillors Bierling and Hern that we purchase up to ten cars of this* wood and that the wood be placed in the hands of the fuel dealers for sale if they so de­ sire. Tenders in regard to the purchase of old fire truck were opened. Ac­ tion in this matter was deferred on the motion of Councillors Hern and Dignan. It was moved and seconded by Councillors Dignan and Hern that we ratify the action of Canadian Canners in laying a watermain from the dam to their factory in order to obtain a supply of water for cooling purposes. The following accounts were read and ordered paid on the motion of Councillors Bierling and Sweit,- zer: ] Exeter Blood ■Co., 1 P.U.C., Exeter 96.11; tices and printing auditor’s reports $124.23; J. W. Morley,1 tax collec­ tor’s bond prem. 8.00; Hilton Laing, gas for fire truck Transport, hauling Relief --- Harvey’s Stanlake’s Dairy Coates, Grocery Dairy 2.50; 4.50. Time Sheet—Harold Kendrick cutting weeds 9.00; Wm. Laverty, cutting weeds 9,40; John cutting weeds 13j8’5; Richard cleaning streets 39.20. All motions were carried, journment on the motion of Coun- cillo’i' Dignan. C. V, Pickard, ’Clerk. One of the first to arrive home safe and well from the "D” day in­ vasion of France is L/Tel. Stuart Mair, of the R. C. N. V. R., a form­ er student School, parents, Thames was on of the Exeter High who is visiting with his Rev. Wm. and Mrs. Mair, Road. For six days Stuart one of the British battle­ ship supporting fire to the Ameri­ can forces in one of the toughest spots off the French coast. It was a hectic six days with a never-to-be- forgotten experience of din and fire­ works. Stuart returned to Canada on a boat that is now in harbor repairs and is spending a much predated furlough at his home. TRIP-ROPE BREAKS FALLS FROM LOAD for ap- Mr. W. C. F. Oestreicher, Stephen Twp., had the misfortune to fall from a load of grain th© latter part of last week when a trip rope he was pulling broke and he overbalanced and fell from the top of the load to the barn floor. He landed on his shoulder and now carries his arm in a sling. The fall was partly broken when fie struck his head against something. of Mrs. Vernon Heywood, Sec’y Red Cross, expenses No. 11 Clinic $10.15; Lawrason & ton calcium, 31.13; Exeter street lighting 214.27; P.U.C., installing siren Exeter Times-A'dvocate, no- BOARD OF EDUCATION 3.15; Hanover calcium 4.00; Grocery 6.00; 1.50; Frank 12.00; Hatter’s River’s Meat Market ARM FRACTURED •Stir©, Davis. Ad­ After working all night at the Wein Bros. Hatchery, Dennis Reg- ier while driving one of the hatch­ ery trucks Saturday morning fell asleep at the wheel while on his way to Dashwood. The truck took to the ditch and the driver’s broth­ er, Lee Regier, also an employee of Wein Bros, had the misfortune to fracture an arm, The truck was slightly an arm, damaged. Mrs. chased Frayne, Frayne with her son-in-law and daughter Mr, and Mrs. Sam! Joty, who will move to Exeter in the fall. George Westcott has pur- the residence of Mrs. Peter on Albert street. Mrs, intends making her home Mr. John Hind received a tele* phene message from Roy Gonitis, nf Toronto, on Friday evening la.d with information of the death of his mother at the hospital where she had been ter the last six months owing to a fall she had at her homo Mrs, Coultis was a resident of Exet­ er for a nutnber of years... Official word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lewis, of Ailsa Craig, that ’their son, Flight Sergeant Harvey D. Lewis, is miss­ ing after air operations over enemy territory on July 29th. Flight Sgt. Lewis had almost completed his operational tour and would then be due for six months leave. He gradu­ ated as a wireless air gunner from Mossbank, Sask., in June, 1943 and went overseas the next month. After his training in England he was at­ tached to the Leaside Squadron and was a member of a crew of a Halifax bomber. CHAFF ON LIGHT BULB BLAMED FOR FARM FIRE Fire, believed to have been start­ ed by an accumulation of chaff around an electric light bulb, on Tuesday night destroyed <a large bank barn on the farm of Thomas Slavin three miles east of Hensail, causing damage estimated at several thousands of dollars, partly covered by insurance. Threshing operations had been completed the same day at the farm and the season’s crops were lost. The fire first was noticed by Slavin’s small daughter, went to the >barn at 9 o’clock. The barn, recently remodelled, was one of the finest in t-his district. The Hensall fire brigade and neighbors saved other buildings. who MRS. GUY BROWN BURIED IN EXETER Guy NO PAPER NEXT WEEK Times-Advocate Will Take a Holiday Next week the Times-Advocate will take a holiday will be printed. This usual custom with papers. There is a for it this year. One and no paper is following a weeky news­ double reason is to give our staff a vacation and the other is because of the rationing of news­ print. Correspondents and advertis­ ers will kindly take note. Happen­ ings of importance during the week should be recorded for the follow­ ing issue. Owing to the shortage of help oui* job department will be closed down. SLIGHTLY WOUNDED Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Frayne re­ ceived word from Ottawa, Wednes­ day of last week, that their son, Pte. Earl Frayne, had been slightly wounded in action. On Friday a second message was received stat­ ing that Earl had been wounded by shell fragments in the right buttock and both thighs. This week Mr. and Mrs. Frayne received a letter from Earl, written from a hospital in England on July 27th. He said that he was only, slightly wounded and was able to be up and around. He Normandy when he was and was flown back to by plane. A brother Tpr. Frayne, is with the forces and Mr. and Mrs. Frayne received two beautiful was in wounded England Stanley in Italy recently ivory book-ends from him. and left over for the return of the teacher in Septem- reported that the consideration, had Livingstone Stoker, Funeral services for Mrs. Brown, of Kingsville, formerly of Exeter, were held from the James Street United Church Tuesday af­ ternoon with interment in the Exe­ ter cemetery. Mrs. Brown, whose maiden name was Hazel Dignan, was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Dignan. She was born and raised in Exeter and was 51 years of age. Thirty-two years ago she was united in marriage with Mr. Guy Brown, a jeweller at Kingsville, and has since made her home there. She passed away in Detroit on Sat­ urday. Besides her husband ©he is survived by one daughter, Marion, of Detroit. Mrs. Brown has been a frequent visitor to Exeter and a few years ago had the family home on Andrew Street remodelled. The funeral service was conducted by Rov A.. B Irwin* Mrs doch presided at the bearers were Messrs B. W. Cr. St., Mr Elizabeth Brown, of Carleton Place, accompanied the remains to Exeter. FIELD CROP RESULTS iCoinpetition in by the Exeter The judge was Tavistock, and The following is the result of the standing IF'ield Crop jAjax oats conducted Agricultural Society. Mr. Ed. Hansuld, of he reports good fields of grain in all cases. 1— Frank Hicks, Centralia, 92 points 2— Alan Walper, R. 3, Parkhill, 91J 3— F. Ward Hern, Woodham, 91 4— Clark Fisher, Exeter, 90 g.—Nelson Stanlake, Exeter, 89 6— Percy Passmore, Exeter, 89 7— Win. Oestreicher, 8— Hy. H. 'Strang, R. 1, Hensall, 9— Harry .Coates, Centralia, 86 10— George Link, Dashwood, 85 11— A. W. Etherington, Hensall, 12— Earl F. Sliapton, Exeter, 84 13— Jos. F. Kernick, Exeter, i81 14— Carl Oestreicher, Dashwood, C’rediton, .S7& 87 Wm. Mur- organ. The M. Francis, F. Beavers, Frank Taylor, Main Carling St. ic. Pearce, B. W, Cochrane. and Frank Taylor Brown and Marion and Miss mo- W. the The regular meeting of the Board of Education was held in the Public Library, Tuesday evening, August Sth. Absent were A. O. Elliot, E. R. Hopper, Mrs. Beavers, J. N. Wil­ lis. Minutes of the previous meet­ ing were read and approved. A letter from the County 'Clerk was read regarding the introduction of Health Nursing in Schools throughout the County. Per G. W. Lawson and J. M. Southcott: That permission be given to the County Council to operate the proposed health system in Exeter. Carried. A communication from the Air Port re instruction in Home Econ­ omics was read discussion until Home Economics ber. The Chairman Committee after purchased a price $715.00, completely installed. This action was confirmed on tion of G. W. Lawson and H. Whyte. An invitation was read from Rector of Trivitt Memorial church to attend the special service of prayer and intercession on Sunday, 'September 3rd, at 11 o’clock; the secretary to acknowledge same with the thanks of the Board. Per R. E. Russell and Dr, Cowan, payment of the following accounts: Times-Advocate, supplies and "ad” j $17.64; G. A. Hawkins, supplies 4.60; Grigg Stationery, supplies, stamps, express on exam, papers 23.28. Carried. Lighting was discussed and a checkup of seating suggested. The members present adjourned to the school where the new florescent lighting is 'being demonstrated Ift oho of the rooms. It Was decided to install the new lighting in two of th© rooms of the public school. The meeting adjourned oil the motion of R. E. Russell. K. M. MaoFaul, Sec’y, PURCHASED HOME Mr. Claude H. Blowes of Hensall, who has been engaged as, principal of the Exeter Public School, has purchased the residence of Mrs. Charlotte Taylor, Carling Street. Mrs. Tayor left recently to reside with her daughter, Mrs. England, of Calgary, Alta, Mr. and Mrs, Blowes and two children, Claudette and Sandra, will move to Exeter in the neat future. We welcome them to our midst. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Reynolds have received a letter from their son Sgt. Bill Reynolds, with the r.C.a.F. in England, in which he states that he has been selected to pilot cm© ©f the big four « engined bombers, and liked tho country and intended to spend a week’s leave there, He met ah old friend in a post office whom ho had not seen since leaving LT.S, in Toronto. He had been in Scotland 84 f7 be held on Fri- at two “WINGS” PARADE A "Wings” parade will at No. 9 S.F.T.S. Centralia day afternoon commencing o’clock. Badges will be presented to the graduates of Course No. 99 by Group Captain E. <G. IFullerton* The public is invited to this cere­ mony. PORTER-HUNTER A quiet Wedding was solemnized at the home of Mrs, ’Sherwood Hunter on August Sth, when her* daughter, Lula Pearl, was united in marriage with Frank MiltoVd, son of Mr, and Mrs, William Porter, Norland, by Rev, Wm. Mak. They were unattended. The bride given in marriage by her brother Roy, was lovely in a floor length white sheer gown over taffeta. She wore a corsage of Rosea and Baby’s Breath. During the signing ter, Mrs. A, Willard you truly?’’ For travelling the two-piece dress, floral design in lavender tones. With black 3kto©S« series. After a short trip tliey- Will take up residence In Norland* of the Regis- played “I love bride chose, a